Brazil: Lula da Silva could dismiss his communications minister for corruption
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced that he will dismiss his Minister of Communications, Juscelino Filho, if he does not prove his innocence after being accused of corruption.
This was confirmed by the Brazilian president in an interview with the Band News radio station, affirming that the minister has the right to defend himself but cannot remain in the Executive if he cannot prove his innocence.
According to the newspaper ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’, the Brazilian Minister of Communications made a four-day working trip to the city of São Paulo.
However, he fulfilled a “mainly personal” agenda for three days.
During his stay in the Brazilian city, paid with government money, Filho would have dedicated most of the time to activities related to his racehorses and participated in auctions.
The head of the Trade portfolio has also made two international trips to Portugal and Spain for a value of R$34,000 reais (US$6,520), according to the G1 channel.
With information from LGI
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